My Labs

[bsturner2001]

White Blood 9.5  RBC 4.41   Hemo 14.8   MCV 102.7 MCH 33.60 Glucose 131- Creatineine 0.74   GRF-MDRD-109      GFR-MDRD-AMER 132
Potassium 5.6
Platlettes 299
Anyone have advice with these numbers. I'm going to the Dr Wednesday
Thanks so much for your help.

[can-do-man]

A little more info for you on your Glucose, since a normal CBC you don't fast for I am guessing you didn't.

http://www.ehow.com/about_4682845_nonfasting-blood-sugar-levels.html

[pooh55811]

Your complete blood counts are normal.

Your Blood Glucose is high (Did you fast for this test? You need a fasting blood glucose test.) (Normal fasting glucose is 70 - 110  OR  70 - 105 depending on the laboratory.) Your doctor should probably test you for Diabetes. You would want to know if you are Diabetic before starting treatment.

Your Creatinine is almost normal, at 0.74  
Normal Creatinine       Male     0.75 - 1.20 mg/dL

Your Potassium is a little high:
Normal Potassium    Adult   3.4 - 5.3 mmol/L

Your doctor wil have to explain your GFR results (Glomerular Filtration Rate) (This is to measure kidney function and it is a calculation.)

Here are the normal blood count results for a man:

Red blood cell count Male: 4.32-5.72 trillion cells/L*
(4.32-5.72 million cells/mcL**)

Hemoglobin Male: 13.5-17.5 grams/dL***
(135-175 grams/L)

Hematocrit Male: 38.8-50.0 percent

White blood cell count 3.5-10.5 billion cells/L
(3,500 to 10,500 cells/mcL)

Platelet count 150-450 billion/L
(150,000 to 450,000/mmol****)

MCV     82-103
MCH     26-34

* L = liter

[Idyllic]

I am not very good at interpreting lab values out of context but you might want to ask about your potassium. Certain meds as well as a host of other things can cause serum potassium to rise. It is one thing you might want to ask about. I thought I read somewhere once that mildly elevated Potassium (5.1 - 6) requires an EKG? I had a routine EKG when I had my last physical and they only take a few minutes. Have you had one?

Not sure about Glucose either. Is that your fasting glucose?

Other than that if you have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C you might want to ask the doctor what the next step is. I saw in another post you might not have the resources to treat right now so you might want to ask about that. It would help if you knew your genotype and the stage of fibrosis you are so you can make an informed decision about how and when to treat.

Take care